Cars making loud noises are never a good sign and are a particular hassle when the cause of the noise is a missing catalytic converter. Catalytic converters are regularly targeted car parts, sometimes ...

Between 2018 and 2022, thefts of catalytic converters surged. That’s the part of a vehicle that reduces greenhouse gas emissions. And converters have been targeted because of the high value of ...

Catalytic converters are an important part of your car's functioning exhaust system. Here's how they work and why their parts ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - A piece of your car has become so valuable, theft of that car part continues to rise across the nation. A catalytic converter can be re-sold for a lot of money, and it can easily ...

It took only a few minutes, late at night, as Harvey Briggs was asleep in his suburban Madison, Wisconsin home. Without a garage, he had a brand new Toyota Land Cruiser parked in his driveway, ...

To a small group of people, the metal cylinder that interrupts the otherwise perfect circle of your exhaust pipe looks like a big ol’ bag of money. It’s the reason we’ve seen frequent coverage of ...

A motorist might not even suspect that their vehicle's catalytic converter was stolen. That is, until they hear the loud engine sounds or sputtering when they accelerate. Midland County Sheriff Myron ...

(WFSB) - During the pandemic, catalytic converters were being stolen in record numbers. Lawmakers took action, but there is another reason why stealing converters isn’t so popular anymore. “A filter ...

BOSTON (CBS) - The connection between the war in Ukraine, Russian sanctions, and thefts of catalytic converters. Police in several communities say those thefts are on the rise. Catalytic converters ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Catalytic converter thefts have been on the rise for years and now, and economists and chemists warn the war in Ukraine could make the problem even worse. The reason is that precious ...